ThereforeI,theRoyalPrincessofEgypt,wouldaskofPharaoh,isthisthedecreeofPharaoh?“
“Now,“saidBakenkhonsu,“Pharaohsatwithhangingheaduponhisthroneandmadenoanswer。“
“Pharaohdoesnotspeak,“wentonUserti。“ThenIask,isthisthedecreeoftheCouncilofPharaohandofthepeopleofEgypt?ThereisstillagreatarmyinEgypt,hundredsofchariotsandthousandsoffootmen。IsthisarmytositstillwhiletheseslavesdepartintothedeserttheretorouseourenemiesofSyriaagainstusandreturnwiththemtobutcherus?“
“Atthesewords,“continuedBakenkhonsu,“fromallthatmultitudetherewentupashoutof’No。’“
“ThepeoplesayNo。WhatsaithPharaoh?“criedUserti。